BUJAGALI Energy has given a $3.8m (about sh6.1b) engineering contract to a US-based firm, MWH.

MWH, a global provider of environmental engineering, strategic consultation and construction management services, will provide engineering services for the 250MW Bujagali hydro-power project.

Bujagali Energy is a joint business enterprise between Industrial Promotion Services of Kenya and US power giant, Sithe Global Power.

The project, which is expected to cost $682m (sh1,098b), started in August 2007 and is scheduled to be completed in 2011.

Once online, the plant is projected to double the nation’s energy capacity and give the much-needed power that will ease economic growth.

MWH also made a request for qualifications and tender documents for selecting a project delivery contractor on an engineer, procure and construct basis.

The project is on the Victoria Nile River, about 8km downstream of the Owen Falls dam hydropower project. The facility will supply power from a native and renewable resource.

Innitially , when the issue of constructing a dam at Bujagali falls was brought up, many people thought it would distruct white water rafting one of the tourism highlights in Uganda and Jinja as a tourism site. However, most of the white water rafting companies have confirmed that the tourism activity will continue even after the construction of the dam.

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